Bluebook Journal Citation Generator

Bluebook law review citations follow the format: Author, Title, Volume Journal Abbreviation First Page (Year). Example: Cass R. Sunstein, On the Expressive Function of Law, 144 U. Pa. L. Rev. 2021 (1996). The article title is italicized in law review footnotes.

Bluebook uses specific abbreviation rules in Table T6 for words in periodical titles and Table T13 for institutional names. Common abbreviations: Law Review = L. Rev., Journal = J., University = U., American = Am. Example: Harvard Law Review = Harv. L. Rev.

For student-authored pieces, include the designation before the title. Example: Note, The Due Process Right to Counsel, 133 Yale L.J. 456 (2024). Use "Note," "Comment," or "Recent Case" as appropriate before the title.

Generally, Bluebook does not require DOIs for print journal articles. However, for online-only articles, include the URL. For articles in online supplements, cite as: Author, Title, Volume J. Abbreviation Page (Year), URL.

Symposium articles are cited like regular articles. If you want to reference the symposium as a whole, use: Symposium, Title of Symposium, Volume J. Abbreviation First Page (Year). Individual articles within the symposium use standard article format.

After the first full citation, use a short form: Author Last Name, supra note X, at Page. Example: Sunstein, supra note 5, at 2025. If citing the same source as the immediately preceding footnote, use Id. at Page.